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Lillyanna Stemen was found dead inside a burning car in September 2024

The 2-year-old was inside a vehicle that was being driven erratically before it caught fire, police said

Police said they found her father, Nicholas Stemen, at the scene heavily intoxicated

An Ohio man has been sentenced to more than two decades behind bars for the death of his 2-year-old daughter.

Lillyanna Stemen was found dead inside a burning car on Sept. 24, 2024, on a road in American Township, Ohio, according to an affidavit reviewed by PEOPLE.

Nicholas Stemen, 34, pleaded guilty to several charges including arson and manslaughter, according to court records cited by Law & Crime .

In the affidavit, which was separately uploaded online by the outlet, authorities said on the day of the inc

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